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When Love Lags The Sperm Race: Understanding The Emotional Challenges Of Paternity Fraud

By Inventiva, 01/22/24 “…In human relationships, perhaps nothing is more painful than finding out that a child you loved and raised as your own might not be biologically yours. Such a discovery is often coupled with the painful news of infidelity…” Read the entire article: https://www.inventiva.co.in/stories/when-love-lags-the-sperm-race-then-it-is-paternity-fraud/ WAPF

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Man ‘devastated’ by results of son’s secret DNA test – but wife’s reaction is even worse

By Newsbreak, 02/04/25 “…He said: “I didn’t ask [my wife] for a paternity test because I knew she’d flip out, so I did it in secret. When the results came back, my worst fear was confirmed: he wasn’t mine. I was shattered. …” Read the entire article: https://www.newsbreak.com/the-mirror-us-1900780/3790807654017-man-devastated-by-results-of-son-s-secret-dna-test-but-wife-s-reaction-is-even-worse WAPF

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Michael Abrahams | A closer look at paternal discrepancy in Jamaica

By The Gleanor, 02/03/25 “…It has recently come to light that Jamaica’s paternal discrepancy rate is among the highest in the world. …” “…The term is often used interchangeably with ‘paternity fraud’, but not all cases of discrepancy are deliberately fraudulent. …” Read the entire article:  https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20250204/michael-abrahams-closer-look-paternal-discrepancy-jamaica WAPF

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What Americans think about home DNA tests and their potential uses

By YouGov, 02/05/25 “…The survey invited people with a surprise result to write about those surprises in their own words. Responses to the question, “What surprised you?” include: “My dad isn’t my biological father.”…” Read the entire article:  https://today.yougov.com/health/articles/51527-what-americans-think-about-home-dna-tests-poll WAPF

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‘I took a DNA test because I was bored – and uncovered a 60 year old secret’

By Mirror, 01/12/25 “…A woman doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry after uncovering a 60-year-old secret when taking a DNA test on a whim. Growing up, she says she has always felt like the odd one out…” Read the entire article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/i-took-dna-test-because-34464873 WAPF

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Opinion | I just found out I’ve been paying support for a child that’s not mine. Am I still on the hook? Ask Gelman

By The Star, 01/14/25 “…The child is now six years old and the results of a paternity test show that I am not a biological parent. I also have no relationship with the child. Am I still obligated to pay child support? Read the entire article: https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/i-just-found-out-ive-been-paying-support-for-a-child-that-s-not-mine/article_c6ba0a92-b8a1-11ef-89c5-bfb433c36800.html WAPF

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“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test

By BMC Psychiatry, 01/06/25 “…This matching can produce a surprising ‘not parent expected’ discovery, where a user learns that an assumed parent (typically the father) is not a biological parent. …” Read the entire article: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-06380-0 WAPF

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‘I discovered shocking secret after taking DNA test – my family will never be the same’

By Bristol Post, 01/15/25 “…A woman’s life has been upended after a home DNA test uncovered a family secret hidden for nearly three decades. Eager to know more about her family history, she had no idea that the test would reveal something that would tear her family apart. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/real-life/i-discovered-shocking-secret-after-9865873 WAPF

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